Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
Just south of our current abode in Sydney is Royal National Park - an expanse of forest and heath, some good trails an the site of many trail-running events! It also boasts some hard to find species such as the tiny (and fast) heathwren.
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| New Holland Honeyeater |
Not everything is rare - I counted 9,987 of these guys (exactly!). It had been raining for a week so on this sunny day the bugs were out and the honeyeaters were happily feeding
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| Tawny-crowned Honeyeater |
Royal is one of the best locales to find Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters. They have a beautiful morning song and their call is quite distinctive - it was the best key to locating them among the far more common New Hollands.
There is a pair of Kestrals at a lookout - one local told me to look out for them to be nesting on the cliffs soon.
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| Rock Warbler |
Another park regular is the Rock Warbler - a ground dweller, they happily cling to cliff faces snapping up bugs.
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